Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
Web developer
Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
ICT technician
ESCO occupation · 18 essential, 58 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
maintain ICT system
ICT network cable limitations
ICT network routing
keep up to date on product knowledge
repair ICT devices
use repair manuals
use precision tools
maintain ICT server
operate private branch exchange
perform ICT troubleshooting
distributed directory information services
procurement of ICT network equipment
define firewall rules
ICT networking hardware
perform backups
manage email hosting service
administer ICT system
implement ICT recovery system
Optional & specialised skills
R
manage ICT legacy implication
Python (computer programming)
MATLAB
APL
Erlang
Objective-C
manage schedule of tasks
Outsourcing model
Microsoft Visual C++
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
ICT debugging tools
AJAX
ABAP
ICT system programming
Scratch (computer programming)
COBOL
computer programming
ML (computer programming)
Swift (computer programming)
PHP
ICT encryption
SAS language
use different communication channels
SAP R3
Scala
Haskell
Hybrid model
Ruby (computer programming)
create solutions to problems
TypeScript
Pascal (computer programming)
JavaScript
ASP.NET
Common Lisp
Prolog (computer programming)
Smalltalk (computer programming)
Lisp
VBScript
Cisco
systems thinking
configure ICT system
ICT communications protocols
Groovy
SaaS (service-oriented modelling)
ICT market
Java (computer programming)
use access control software
Open source model
C++
Assembly (computer programming)
Perl
Visual Studio .NET
C#
CoffeeScript
provide technical documentation
ICT system user requirements
service-oriented modelling
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Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.